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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies

The only possible solution for this, the only thing known to physicsthat we can fit inside...

The only possible solution for this, the only thing known to physics
that we can fit inside that orbit and have that gravitational pull
is a black hole

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The only possible solution for this,
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the only thing known to physics that we can fit inside that orbit
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and have that gravitational pull is a black hole.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:07
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.
S01 • E02 A black hole with a mass of four million suns - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
A black hole with a mass of four million suns
S01 • E01 These are spots on photographic film that have been made by X-rays - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
These are spots on photographic film that have been made by ...
S01 • E02 A black hole is formed when matter, such as a massive star, implodes, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:12
A black hole is formed when matter, such as a massive star, ...
S01 • E01 The dots are at different intensities. Some of them - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
The dots are at different intensities. Some of them
S01 • E01 And what she had to do was carry out a complicated - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:16
And what she had to do was carry out a complicated
S01 • E02 It's now thought that there may be a supermassive black hole - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
It's now thought that there may be a supermassive black...
S01 • E02 In 2019, a team of astronomers - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
In 2019, a team of astronomers
S01 • E01 And density means there's an atom there. And the final stage - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
And density means there's an atom there. And the final ...
S01 • E01 ..to... essentially draw a contour map. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
..to... essentially draw a contour map.
S01 • E01 This represents a slice through the molecule - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
This represents a slice through the molecule
S01 • E02 A key issue here is that the black hole itself cannot emit anything. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
A key issue here is that the black hole itself cannot emit a...
S01 • E02 Light only falls into it, it doesn't come out of the black hole. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:04
Light only falls into it, it doesn't come out of the bl...
S01 • E01 And what she's done is join up areas of equivalent density, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:09
And what she's done is join up areas of equivalent dens...
S01 • E02 And what we can see is emission - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:10
And what we can see is emission
S01 • E01 So how did Hodgkin then go to the full 3D structure? - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:05
So how did Hodgkin then go to the full 3D structure?
S01 • E02 An analogy for the accretion disk of a black hole - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
An analogy for the accretion disk of a black hole
S01 • E01 What you want to do is take a number of slices, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:11
What you want to do is take a number of slices,
S01 • E02 As water goes down the plughole, much of it swirls around the rim. - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:06
As water goes down the plughole, much of it swirls around th...
S01 • E02 In supermassive black holes, some matter is swallowed, - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:08
In supermassive black holes, some matter is swallowed,
S01 • E01 So, you can see, what we've got here is a stack of Perspex sheets - Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies 00:07
So, you can see, what we've got here is a stack of Pers...